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The President of Paraguay (officially in Spanish Excelentisimo Señor Presidente de la República del Paraguay) is according to the Paraguayan Constitution the Chief of the Executive branch of the Government of Paraguay. Therefore, the President is the Head of State and the Head of Government of the Republic of Paraguay.

The workplace of the President of Paraguay is the Palacio de los López, in Asuncion. The Presidential Residence is Mburuvichá Roga House, also in Asuncion.

Once Presidents leave office, they are granted by the Paraguayan Constitution the speaking-but-non-voting position of Senator for life.

[edit] List of Heads of State of Paraguay (1811-Present)

[edit] Presidents of the Superior Governing Junta (1811-1813)

Term start	Term end	Name	Political Party
14 May 1811	17 June 1811	Junta composed of: Vicente Ignacio Iturbe Domínguez Juan Valeriano de Zevallos Fulgencio Yegros Pedro Juan Caballero José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia
19 June 1811	12 October 1813	Fulgencio Yegros

[edit] Consuls of the Republic (1813-1814)

Term start	Term end	Name
12 October 1813	12 February 1814	José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia (1st time)
12 February 1814	12 June 1814	Fulgencio Yegros
12 June 1814	3 October 1814	José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia (2nd time)

[edit] Supreme Dictator (1814-1840)

Term start	Term end	Name	Political Party
3 October 1814	20 September 1840	José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia (from 6 June 1816, styled Perpetual Supreme Dictator)

[edit] Presidents of the Provisional Junta (1840-1841)

Term start	Term end	Name
20 September 1840	22 January 1841	Manuel Antonio Ortiz (sworn in 25 September 1840)
22 January 1841	9 February 1841	Juan José Medina
9 February 1841	14 March 1841	Mariano Roque Alonzo (Commandant-General of the Army)

[edit] Consuls of the Republic (1841-1844)

Term start	Term end	Name	Political Party
14 March 1841	13 March 1844	Carlos Antonio López + Mariano Roque Alonzo (ruling jointly, but occasionally styled First Consul, Second Consul)

[edit] Presidents of the Republic of Paraguay (1844-Present)

Term start	Term end	Name	Political Party
14 March 1844	10 September 1862	Carlos Antonio López
10 September 1862	15 August 1869	Francisco Solano López (acting to 16 October 1862; continues after deposition to 1 March 1870)
15 August 1869	31 August 1870	Cirilo Antonio Rivarola (1st time, President of Provisional National Government)
31 August 1870	1 September 1870	Facundo Machaín (provisional)
1 September 1870	18 December 1871	Cirilo Antonio Rivarola (2nd time, provisional to 25 November 1870)
18 December 1871	25 November 1874	Salvador Jovellanos (acting)
25 November 1874	12 April 1877	Juan Bautista Gill
12 April 1877	25 November 1878	Higinio Uriarte (acting)
25 November 1878	4 September 1880	Cándido Bareiro
4 September 1880	25 November 1886	Bernardino Caballero (provisional to 25 November 1882)	Colorado Party
25 November 1886	25 November 1890	Patricio Escobar	Colorado Party
25 November 1890	9 June 1894	Juan Gualberto González	Colorado Party
9 June 1894	25 November 1894	Marcos Morínigo (acting)	Colorado Party
25 November 1894	25 November 1898	Juan Bautista Egusquiza	Colorado Party
25 November 1898	9 January 1902	Emilio Aceval	Colorado Party
9 January 1902	25 November 1902	Andrés Héctor Carvallo (acting)	Colorado Party
25 November 1902	19 December 1904	Juan Antonio Escurra	Colorado Party
19 December 1904	9 December 1905	Juan Bautista Gaona (provisional)	Liberal Party
9 December 1905	25 November 1906	Cecilio Báez (provisional)	Liberal Party
25 November 1906	4 July 1908	Benigno Ferreira	Liberal Party
4 July 1908	25 November 1910	Emiliano González Navero (1st time, acting)	Liberal Party
25 November 1910	17 January 1911	Manuel Gondra (1st time)	Liberal Party
17 January 1911	5 July 1911	Albino Jara (provisional)	Liberal Party
5 July 1911	28 February 1912	Liberato Marcial Rojas (provisional)	Liberal Party
28 February 1912	22 March 1912	Pedro Peña (provisional)	Liberal Party
22 March 1912	15 August 1912	Emiliano González Navero (2nd time, provisional)	Liberal Party
15 August 1912	15 August 1916	Eduardo Schaerer	Liberal Party
15 August 1916	5 June 1919	Manuel Franco	Liberal Party
5 June 1919	15 August 1920	José Pedro Montero (acting)	Liberal Party
15 August 1920	7 November 1921	Manuel Gondra (2nd time)	Liberal Party
7 November 1921	12 April 1923	Eusebio Ayala (1st time, provisional)	Liberal Party
12 April 1923	17 March 1924	Eligio Ayala (1st time, provisional)	Liberal Party
17 March 1924	15 August 1924	Luis Alberto Riart (provisional)	Liberal Party
15 August 1924	15 August 1928	Eligio Ayala (2nd time)	Liberal Party
15 August 1928	15 August 1932	José Patricio Guggiari	Liberal Party
15 August 1932	17 February 1936	Eusebio Ayala (2nd time)	Liberal Party
17 February 1936	20 February 1936	Federico Wenman Smith (Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces)	Military
20 February 1936	15 August 1937	Rafael Franco (provisional)	Revolutionary Febrerista Party
16 August 1937	15 August 1939	Félix Paiva (provisional to 12 October 1938)	Liberal Party
15 August 1939	7 September 1940	José Félix Estigarribia	Liberal Party
7 September 1940	8 September 1940	Alejandro Marín Iglesias (President of the Council of Ministers)	Liberal Party
8 September 1940	3 June 1948	Higinio Morínigo (provisional to 15 August 1943)	Military
3 June 1948	15 August 1948	Juan Manuel Frutos (provisional)	Non-party
15 August 1948	30 January 1949	Juan Natalicio González	Republican National Alliance-Colorado Party
30 January 1949	26 February 1949	Raimundo Rolón (provisional)	Military/Republican National Alliance-Colorado Party
27 February 1949	11 September 1949	Felipe Molas López (provisional to 14 May 1949)	Republican National Alliance-Colorado Party
11 September 1949	8 May 1954	Federico Chavez (provisional to 15 August 1953)	Republican National Alliance-Colorado Party
6 May 1954	15 August 1954	Tomás Romero Pereira (President of the Government Junta in rebellion to 8 May 1954; then provisional)	Republican National Alliance-Colorado Party
15 August 1954	3 February 1989	Alfredo Stroessner	Military/Republican National Alliance-Colorado Party
3 February 1989	15 August 1993	Andrés Rodríguez (provisional to 15 May 1989)	Military/Republican National Alliance-Colorado Party
15 August 1993	15 August 1998	Juan Carlos Wasmosy	Republican National Alliance-Colorado Party
15 August 1998	28 March 1999	Raúl Cubas Grau	Republican National Alliance-Colorado Party
28 March 1999	15 August 2003	Luis Ángel González Macchi	Republican National Alliance-Colorado Party
15 August 2003	15 August 2008	Nicanor Duarte	Republican National Alliance-Colorado Party
15 August 2008	Present	Fernando Lugo	Christian Democratic Party (Paraguay)/Patriotic Alliance for Change

[edit] See also

First Lady of Paraguay

[edit] References

[edit] External links

(Spanish) Presidency of the Republic of Paraguay

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